PRESENT  VALUE  OF  REAL  ESTATE 

NEW  YORK  CITY 

(BY  WARDS), 

COMPARED  WITH  THAT  OF  1842. 

ALSO  A  LIST  OF  THE  '*££\jj*>#"* 

Wealthy  Citizens  of  New  York  City 

FORTY  ODD  YEAES  AGO. 


ARRANGED  IN  ALPHABETICAL  ORDER,  WITH  AMOUNT  ATTACHED 

TO  EACH  NAME. 


FOR   THE  USE  OF 


Bankers,  Brokers,  Merchants  and  others. 


NEW  YORK 
1884. 


Copyright,  1884,  by  Peter  F.  Dalv. 


Avery  Architectural  and  Fine  Arts  Library 
Gift  of  Seymour  B.  Durst  Old  York  Library 


Evening  Host  Job  Printing  Office,  cor.  Bkoaowav  and  Fulton  Stkp.kt. 


PRESENT  VALUE  OF  REAL  ESTATE 

—  IN  — 

NEW  YORK  CITY 

(BY  WARDS), 

COMPARED  WITH  THAT  OF  1842. 

ALSO  A  LIST  OF  THE 

* 

Wealthy  Citizens  of  New  York  City 

FOKTY  ODD  YEAES  AGO. 


ARRANGED  IX  ALPHABETICAL  ORDER,  WITH  AMOUNT  ATTACHED 

TO  EACH  NAME. 


FOR  THE  USE  OF 

Bankers  Brokers,  Merchants  and  others. 


NEW  YORK : 

1884. 


VALUATION— REAL  ESTATE. 


1842. 


Ward.  Amount. 

1st   S32,144,785.00 

2d   15,015,850.00 

3d   12,137,G0O.0O 

4th   8,733,450.00 

5th                          .  9,456,100.00 

6th   7,979,750.00 

7th   11,209,686.00 

8th   11,384,100.00 

9th   8,891,950.00 

10th   6,163,900.00 

11th   3,996,800.00 

12th   8,187,329.00 

13th   4,283,800.00 

14th   6,899,300.00 

15th   14,361,200.00 

16th   15,796,348.00 

17th   9,708,700.00 


18th 
19th 
20th 
21st. 
22d. 
23d. 
24th 


$186,350,648.00 


1884. 


Amount. 

Increase. 

S06,673,810.00 

834,529,025.00 

30,555,128.00 

15,530,278.00 

36,052,319.00 

23,914,719.00 

12,429,526.00 

3,696,076.00 

43,855,318.00 

34,399,218.00 

22,676,588.00 

14,696,838.00 

16,383,192.00 

5,173,506.00 

38,193,478.00 

26,809,378.00 

28,986,804.00 

20,094,914.00 

17,174,414.00 

11,010,514.00 

16,570,148.00 

12,573,348.00 

115,322,795.00 

107,135,400.00 

10,052,115.00 

5,708,315.00 

24,065,318.00 

17,100,018.00 

55,297,238  00 

40,930,038.00 

36,232,418.00 

20,430,070.00 

33,783,142.00 

24,074,442.00 

75,665,963.00 

75,005, 9G3.00 

193,205,848.00 

193,205,848.00 

44,314,772.00 

44,314,772.00 

88,295,798.00 

88,295,798.00 

90,769,201.00 

90,769,201.00 

15,624,805.00 

15,624,805.00 

9,902,960.00 

9,902,960.00 

81,122,083,158.00 

Total  increase,  $935,732,510.00 


THE 

WEALTHY  CITIZENS  OF  NEW  YORK  CITY, 

40  ODD  YEARS  AGO. 


Names.  Estimated  Worth. 

Abrahams,  Jacob   S150.000 

Adams,  John   300,000 

Adee,  William   150,000 

Allen,  Stephen   150,000 

Alley,  Sard   200,000 

Alstyne,  John   100,000 

Ames,  Barrett   100,000 

Antkon,  John   150,000 

Arcularius,  Geo   200,000 

Arnold,  Aaron   150,000 

Arthur,  John   200,000 

Aspinwall,  Wm.  H   100,000 

Astor,  John  Jacob  10,000,000 

Astor,  Wm.  B   1,500,000 

Auchincloss,  H   200,000 

Austin,  David   300,000 

Aymar,  Benj   300,000 

Ay  mar,  John  Q   100,000 

Bache,  Robert   200,000 

Banyer,  Mrs   100,000 

Barclay,  Geo   200,000 

Bartlett,  Caleb   150,000 

Battelle,  Joseph   200,000 

Bolton,  Curtis   100,000 

Beach,  Moses  1   150,000 

Beekman,  Henry   100,000 

Beekman,  John   100,000 

Beekman,  S.  D   250,000 

Bleecker,  J.  W   200,000 

Bishop,  Japhet   150,000 

Bloodgood,  Thos   200,000 

Bogert,  Hy.  K   100,000 

Bogert,  James,  Jr   300,000 


Kames.  Estimated  Worth. 

Boorman,  James   $800,000 

Bouchaud,  Joseph   100,000 

Bowne,  Walter   400,000 

Bradhurst,  J.  M   150,000 

Bradhurst,  Sam'l   100,000 

Brandreth,  Benj   150,000 

Brevoort,  H.,  Jr   300,000 

Bronson,  Arthur   100,000 

Bronson,  Silas   250,000 

Brooks,  James   100,000 

Brooks,  Thomas   100,000 

Brooks,  Sydney   100,000 

Bogert,  James   300,000 

Brower,  George  W   100,000 

Brown,  James   300,000 

Brown,  Silas   100,000 

Brown,  Stewart   300,000 

Bruce,  George   100,000 

Bruce,  J.  M   100,000 

Bruen,  Matthias   500,000 

Buckley,  Jno.  L   100,000 

Buckley,  Thomas   200,000 

Baloid,  Robert   100,000 

Bunker,  Wm.  J   100,000 

Burke,  Widow  M.  R   150,000 

Campbell,  John   100,000 

Carman,  Rich'd  F   200,000 

Carow,  Isaac   200,000 

Cheeseman,  Dr   150,000 

Chesebrough,  R   200,000 

Chesebrough,  Mrs.  A   500,000 

Chesterman,  James   200,000 

Clapp,  John   100,000 


4 


Names.  Estimated  Worth. 

Clark,  Aaron   $200,000 

Clark,  Edwin   100,000 

Clark,  Rich'dS   100,000 

Clark,  Mrs.  Benj   100,000 

Clason,  Augustus  W   100,000 

Clinton,  Mrs.  H.  (widow)..  100,000 

Coddington,  Jonathan  I. . .  150,000 

Coles,  Benj.  N   150,000 

Coles,  Wm.  J   100,000 

Colgate,  Wm   200,000 

Collins,  E.  K   100,000 

Conch,  Wm   200,000 

Conklin,  Jonas   100,000 

Contoit,  John  H   250,000 

Corlies,  Benj   200,000 

Cornell,  Robt.  C   150,000 

Corse,  1   250,000 

Coster,  Jno.  G   250,000 

Cotheal,  David   100,000 

Cozzens,  W.  B   100,000 

Crane,  Jacob   200,000 

Crosby,  Wm.  B   1,000,000 

Cruger,  Mrs.  Douglass   400,000 

Curtis,  Lewis   100,000 

Cushman,  Don  Alonzo   100,000 

Cutting,  F.  B   100,000 

Cutting,  Mrs   200,000 

Dash,  John  B   150,000 

Dater,  Philip   200,000 

Davis,  Chas.  A   100,000 

De  Forest,  Alfred   150,000 

De  Forest,  Benj   350,000 

De  Forest,  Wm.  W   150,000 

Dennison,  Lyman   100,000 

Delafleld,  Dr   100,000 

Delaplaine,  Jno.  F   100,000 

Deluze,  L.  P   100,000 

Demilt,  Saml   100,000 

Deming,  F   250,000 

Dennison,  Chas   200,000 

Depeyster,  J.  W   400,000 

DeRham,  H.  C   150,000 

Dickinson,  C   300,000 

Donaldson,  James   250,000 

Donaldson,  Robt   250,000 

Douglas,  Geo   400,000 

Douglas,  Wm   400,000 


Names.  Estimated  Worth. 

Drake,  LI   $200,000 

Drake,  John   200,000 

Drake,  Jacob   100,000 

Drew,  Daniel   200,000 

Dubois,  Cornelius   400,000 

Dykers,  John  H   100,000 

Edgar,  H.  L   100,000 

Edgar,  Wm   100,000 

Eggleson,  Thos   150,000 

Emanuel,  Mich'l   100,000 

Embury,  Peter   100,000 

Faile,  E.  G   100,000 

Fanshaw,  D   150,000 

Favre,  Fred'k  W   200,000 

Ferris,  Chas.  G   200,000 

•Field,  H.  W   200,000 

Field  (Heirs  of  Moses)   300,000 

Fish,  Preserved   200,000 

Fitch,  Asa,  Jr   500,000 

Foster,  Andrew   300,000 

Foulk,  Joseph   300,000 

Fowler,  Theodore   200,000 

Fox,  Geo   150,000 

Fox,  Geo.  T.,  Jr   100,000 

Fox,  Wm.  W   200,000 

Fiedler,  Ernest   100,000 

Furman,  Gabriel   200,000 

Furniss,  W.  P   250,000 

Gallatin,  Albert   100,000 

Gardiner,  Thos   500,000 

Gardner,  John   100,000 

Gardiner,  David   150,000 

Garner,  James  G   200,000 

Garner,  Thomas   200,000 

Gebhard,  F   500,000 

Gihon,  John   100,000 

Gilbert,  Mrs.  W.  W.  G . . .  150,000 

Giraud,  Jacob  P   250,000 

Giraud,  Joseph   200,000 

Goelet,  Peter   200,000 

Goellet,  Mrs.  Robt.  B   100,000 

Gomez,  A.  L   200,000 

Goodhue,  Jonathan   400,000 

Goodwin    (Goodwin,  .... 

Fisher  &  Co)   100,000 

Gould,  Hoyt   200,000 

Graham,  Bernard   150,000 


5 


Names.  Estimated  Worth. 

Greeley,  Augustus   $100,000 

Griffin,  Francis   100,000 

Griffin,  George   250,000 

Grinnell,  H   200,000 

Grinnell,  M.  H   150,000 

Griswold,  George   300,000 

Griswold,  N.  L   400,000 

Grosvenor,  Jasper    200,000 

Grosvenor,  Setu   250,000 

Hadden,  David   200,000 

Haggerty,  John   500,000 

Haight,  David  L   200,000 

Haight,  Rich'd  K   100,000 

Haines,  R.  S   100,000 

Hale,  J.  L   100,000 

Hall,  J.  Prescott   100,000 

Hall,  Valentine  G   100,000 

Halstead,  Caleb  0   100,000 

Halstead,  Wm.  II   150,000 

Harmon,  Philip   100,000 

Harmony,  Peter    500,000 

Hart,  Eli   100,000 

Havemeyer,  Wm.  P   100,000 

Heard,  James   200,000 

Heard,  Nich's  T   100,000 

Hear-n,  Geo.  A   100,000 

Hendricks,  •    200,000 

Hendricks,     200,000 

Hendricks,  - —   200,000 

Hendricks,  Uriah   300,000 

Hendricks,  Widow   300,000 

Heyer,  Corn's   100,000 

Hicks,  Hy.  W   250,000 

Hicks,  John  G   200,000 

Hicks,  John  H   250,000 

Dicks,  Sam'l   250,000 

Hoffman,  L.  M   250,000 

Holbrook,  Ephraim   200,000 

Holmes,  Eldad   150,000 

Holmes,  Silas   150,000 

Hone,  Philip   100,000 

Howard,  Wm.  W   600,000 

Howell,  Mrs.  Wm   100,000 

Howland,  G.  G   350,000 

Howland,  Jno.  H   300,000 

Howland,  S.  S   250,000 

Howland,  Wm   500,000 


Names. 

Estimated  Worth. 

Hubbard,  N.  T 

$100,000 

Hunt,  Jonathan  

  1,000,000 

150,000 

100,000 

Ireland,  Andrew  L 

100,000 

Ireland,  Wm.  H. 

100,000 

100,000 

Irving,  Mrs.  Jno.  T 

300,000 

Jackson,  Hamilton 

200,000 

100,000 

400,000 

100,000 

300,000 

100,000 

100,000 

Johnston,  John  

800,000 

250,000 

300,000 

300,000 

Jones,  John  Q  

150,000 

Jones,  Walter  K 

250,000 

200,000 

Kane,  Oliver  

200,000 

Kearney,  J.  D.,  Jr 

300,000 

Kelly,  Wm  

150,000 

Kelly,  Eobt  

150,000 

150,000 

Kermit,  Kobt  

100,000 

Kernochan,  Joseph 

500,000 

150,000 

Ketchum,  Morris 

100,000 

500,000 

150,000 

Kingsland,  Dan'l  C 

200,000 

Kingsland,  Kich'd 

200,000 

150,000 

Kneeland,  Chas.... 

100,000 

150,000 

Laffan,  E  

200,000 

100,000 

100,000 

350,000 

150,000 

Lawrence,  D.  L  

300,000 

100,000 

400,000 

  300,000 

6 


Names.                   Estimated  Worth. 

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Liiwrence  R.  ]VI 

9fio  ooo 

Len.vilt  Oiivid 

Lee,  David 

200  000 

Lej^ett,  Stiui1! 

300  000 

TjpfT  trpt  f.    T"  li  n« 

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Lporrptf  AVm 

i  ^o  nnn 

TjPrffTptf    Win  P1 

i  no  nnn 

TiPnoY   .Tom  pa 

9  ^nn  nnn 

TjP  Tinv   .rnr-rtl"*  T?. 

qoo  nnn 

TiPnnii  (^liii<3 

i  ^o  nnn 

T  iP  \v\  a     ATnvf/o  n 

70n  nnn 

Til  tt  1  p     "Pid  win'  1 

9nn  oon 

Little  Jiicolj 

4no  nnn 

Livingston  TMntnvm 

100  000 

Lnvd    T'liifnt;  Ti 

r^nn  nnn 

TiOVi  1 1  n  lvl     .Tn  pnli 

i  oon  nnn 

TjO  ri  Hmv.I    .T:i  pnl">  .Tr 

lr>()  nnn 

Lovi  1 1  :i  ri!  "Ppfpv 

— .  U\J\ff  UUv 

Lovi  1 1  n  Tfl     T^pf.pv  »Tv 

TiO  VI 1 1  ;l  I'd     AVl  ri  aw 

i  ooo  oon 

Ln  n  1  in  t,  Ali"ilinriao 

900  000 

Lovett  Geo 

300  000 

Low,  Albert 

200  000 

Low  Diin'  1 

400  01)0 

Ludlow    Tlm«  W 

J.  'J'  /,  V IKJVJ 

Ludlow  ( Estate) 

300  000 

McBride  James 

SOO  000 

McCall  James 

100  000 

McCarthy  Thos  S 

100  000 

McCartv  Petpr 

200  000 

TVTp.f  ^nslc  rv    TJ  olif. 

150  000 

lv"|OUU 

Make  Perit 

150  000 

Macy  Josiah 

100  ooo 

Mafree  James 

200  000 

Maitland  R 

150  000 

Manice  De  F 

100  000 

March  Chas 

100  000 

Marsh  Chas 

150  000 

Marshall,  Beiij'u  

250,000 

Mason  (Estate  of),  John.  . 

800,000 

Marshall,  Joseph  

150,000 

150,000 

100,000 

Messier,  P.  A.,  Jr  

100,000 

Milderberger,  Christ'n.  .  . 

300,000 

150,000 

Names.  Estimated  Worth. 

Mil  ler,  John  B   $200,000 

Mills,  James   100,000 

Minturn,  R.  B   100,000 

Monroe,  Mrs.  James   400,000 

Moore,  Clement  C   250,000 

Moorewood,  Edmund   100,000 

Morgan,  John  I   100,000 

Morris,  Goveneur   500,000 

Morrison,  John   300,000 

Morse,  Sidney  E   100,000 

Mortimer,  Rich'd   200,000 

Moss,  John   200,000 

Mott,  Sam'l  P   150,000 

Mott,  Valentine   150,000 

Mott,  Wm.  F   150,000 

Munn,  Stephen  B   200,000 

Murray,  Jno.  R   150,000 

Murray,  Miss   150,000 

Munson,  M   100,000 

Murray,  Robt.  1   100,000 

Nevins,  R.  H   200,000 

Nevins,  P.  1   100,000 

Newbold,  Geo   100,000 

Nichols,  Sam'l   100,000 

Norris,  Thos.  P   200,000 

Oakey,  Dan'l   100,000 

Ogden,  J.  D   100,000 

Oliphant,  D.  W   100,000 

Olmstead,  Fr's   200,000 

Oothout,  John   150,000 

Packard,  Isaac   250,000 

Parmlee,  Dr   200,000 

Post,  Allison   300,000 

Post,  Waldron  B   150,000 

Prall,  David  M   100,000 

Prime,  Edward   150,000 

Palmer,  John  1   100,000 

Parish,  Dan'l   500,000 

Parish,  Henry   700,000 

Paulding,  Wm   500,000 

Peaisali,  Mrs.  Thos   200,000 

Peck,  Elisha   200,000 

Petit,  P   250,000 

Perry,  J.  A   150,000 

Phelps.  Anson  G   200,000 

Phelps,  Thaddeus   100,000 

Philipson,  Fr's   200,000 


7 


Names.  Estimated  Worth. 

Phoenix,  J.  P   $350,000 

Piersall,  Thos.  W   100,000 

Pirnie,  John   150,000 

Porter,  D.  C    100,000 

Rankin  (Estate  of),  Henry .  250,000 

Knnkin,  John   200,000 

Kathbone,  John   000,000 

Rathbone,  Jno.,  Jr   200,000 

Eay,  Eobt                     ..  300,000 

Heed,  Colin   500,000 

Remsen,  Henry   500,000 

Remsen  (  Three  children  )  300,000 

Remsen  1           of           \  300,000 

Remsen  (  H.  Remsen.    )  300,000 

Remsen,  Hy   150,000 

Remsen,  Hy.  B   100,000 

Remsen,  Wm   100,000 

Repilye,  G   500,000 

Rhinelander,  B   200,000 

Rbinelander,  W.  C   200,000 

Riggs,  Elisha   150,000 

Riker,  Rich'd   250,000 

Robbins,  Jno.  H   100,000 

Robbins,  N   100,000 

Robins,  John   300,000 

Rogers,  Geo.  P   250,000 

Romaine,  Benj   100,000 

Rogers,  John   150,000 

Roosevelt,  C.  V.  S   500,000 

Rosevelt,  J.  H   250,000 

Roosevelt,  Jas.  1   150,000 

Ruggles,  Saml,  B   100,000 

Russell,  Chas.  H   150,000 

Sampson,  Joseph   500,000 

Sands,  Joseph   100,000 

Sands,  Thos   100,000 

Schieffelin,  Effingham   100,000 

Schieffelin,  Hy.  C   100,000 

Schieffelin,  R.  H   150,000 

Schermerhorn,  A   500,000 

Schermerhorn,  Jno   1,000,000 

Schermerhorn,  P   1,500,000 

Schuchardt,  F'k   200,000 

Sharp,  Peter   100,000 

Shelden,  Hy   100,000 

Shotwell,  Joseph  S   200,000 

Smith,  Jno.  T   100,000 


Namos.  Estimated  Worth*. 

Smith,  Peter   $150,000 

Spofford.Paul   100,000 

Stagg,  Jno.  P   100,000 

Stagg,  Benj   100,000 

Stevens,  Benj   400,000 

Stevens,  Horatio  G   150,000 

Stevens,  John  H   100,000 

Stevens,  Rob't  L   350,000 

Stevens,  Jno.  C   300,000 

Steward,  John   300,000 

Stewart,  A.  T   200,000 

Stewart,  Rob't   2,000,000 

Stewart,  L   200,000 

Stewart,  Lispenard   100,000 

Storm,  Stephen   200,000 

Storms,  Garret   300,000 

Stout,  Aguilla  G   200,000 

Strong,  Benj   150,000 

Strong,  Wm.  G   150,000 

Stuart,  Rob't  L   100,000 

Sturges,  Jonathan   150,000 

Stuyvesant,  Peter  G   2,500,000 

Suckley,  Geo   300,000 

Suffern,  Thos   200,000 

Suydam,  Fer'd  S   200,000 

Suydam,  James   150,000 

Suydam  (Estate  of),  John. .  1,000,000 

Suydam,  Lambert   200,000 

Suydam,  Rich'd   100,000 

Swan,  Benj.  L   300,000 

Swords,  James   100,000 

Talbot,  C.N   100,000 

Targee.John   100,000 

Taylor,  Edw'd  N   200,000 

Taylor,  Jacob  B   100,000 

Taylor,  Moses   150,000 

Thompson,  Abm.  G   350,000 

Thompson,  Sam'l   300,000 

Thompson,  David   100,000 

Thompson,  James   300,000 

Thompson,  Jonathan   250,000 

Thome,  Herman   1,000,000 

Tileston,  Thos   100,000 

Tillou,  F.  R   150,000 

Tisdale,  Sam'l  T   100,000 

Titus,  Wm.  M   100,000 

Todd,  Wm.  W   100,000 


8 


Names.  Estimated  Worth. 

Tonnelle,  John   $200,000 

Towning,    100,000 

Townsend,  Elihu   250,000 

Treadwell,  Adam   200,000 

Trimble,  Dan'l   100,000 

Tucker,  Gideon   400,000 

Van  Allen,  Jas.  1   400,000 

Van  Buren,     150,000 

Vanderbilt,  Cornelius   200,000 

Van  Nest,  Ab'm   300,000 

Van  Nostrand,  Jno   100,000 

Van  Schaick,  M   200,000 

Varian,  Isaac  L   200,000 

Varnum,  Jos.  B   150,000 

Wagstaff,  Alfred   200,000 

Walker,  Joseph   100,000 

Walker,  R.  G   100,000 

Wallace,  Win   200,000 

Ward,  John   150,000 

Weed,  Nathaniel   200,000 

Weed,  Harvey   200,000 

Wells,  James  N   100,000 

Wendell,  John  D   500,000 

Wetmore,  W.  C   500,000 


ames.  Estimated  Worth. 

Weyman,  Abner   $200,000 

White,  Eli   200,000 

White,  Wm.  A   100,000 

White,  CP   200,000 

White,  Robt   100,000 

Whitlock,  W   150,000 

Whitney,  Stephen   3,000,000 

Whittemore,  Timothy   100,000 

Willink,  I.  A   500,000 

Williams,  R.  S   150,000 

Willis,  John  R   150,000 

Wilmerding,  Wm.  E   150,000 

Wisner,  Gabriel   100,000 

Withers,  Reuben   100,000 

Wolfe,  Christopher   250,000 

Wolfe,  J.  D   300,000 

Wood,  John   100,000 

Wood,  John  (Baker)   100,000 

Wooley,  Benj.  L   100,000 

Wright,  Jno.  D   100,000 

Wyckoff,  Hy   100,000 

Wyckoff,  Widow   200,000 

Yates,  Hy   150,000 

Young,  Hy   300,000 


